Startup Intelligence MCP Server

Researching a company manually — funding round, team size, tech stack, open roles, recent news — takes 20–30 minutes across five different tabs. This MCP server does it in one tool call, in under 15 seconds.

Connect it to Claude Desktop, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible AI agent and ask: "What's the deal with Acme Corp?" — you get a structured JSON report with everything you need.

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MCP Setup (Claude Desktop)

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "startup-intelligence": {
      "url": "https://ritindersingh--startup-intelligence-mcp.apify.actor/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_APIFY_API_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace YOUR_APIFY_API_TOKEN with your API token from apify.com/account/integrations.

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MCP Setup (Cursor)

In Cursor settings → MCP Servers → Add:

{
  "name": "startup-intelligence",
  "url": "https://ritindersingh--startup-intelligence-mcp.apify.actor/mcp",
  "headers": {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_APIFY_API_TOKEN"
  }
}

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Example Tool Call

Input:

{
  "company_name": "Linear",
  "domain": "linear.app"
}

Output:

{
  "company": "Linear",
  "domain": "linear.app",
  "fundingStage": "Series B",
  "totalFunding": "$52M",
  "lastFundingDate": "2022-07-26",
  "employeeCount": "51-200",
  "employeeSource": "linkedin",
  "techStack": ["React", "Next.js", "Cloudflare", "Stripe", "Segment"],
  "openJobsCount": 8,
  "careersPageUrl": "https://linear.app/careers",
  "hiringSignal": "growing",
  "recentNews": [
    {
      "title": "Linear raises $35M Series B to build the future of project management",
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/...",
      "date": "Mon, 26 Jul 2022 07:00:00 GMT",
      "source": "TechCrunch"
    }
  ],
  "crunchbaseUrl": "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/linear",
  "linkedinUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/linear2/about/",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-19T14:30:00.000Z",
  "errors": []
}

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Data Sources

Field	Source
Funding stage, amount, date	Crunchbase public profile
Employee count	LinkedIn public company page → Crunchbase fallback
Tech stack	Company homepage HTML (script tags, meta tags, headers)
Open jobs	Greenhouse API → Lever API → Direct careers page
Recent news	Google News RSS feed

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Pricing

$0.25 per company lookup. First 3 lookups free.

Charged after data is delivered — you only pay for successful results.

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Limitations

• LinkedIn frequently blocks scrapers; employee count may fall back to Crunchbase or be unavailable
• Crunchbase shows public data only — financials behind their paywall are not included
• Job counts from direct careers pages are estimates based on link patterns; ATS integrations (Greenhouse, Lever) are more accurate
• Tech stack detection works best for companies with public-facing marketing sites; B2B/enterprise tools may show fewer signals

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Use Cases

• VC deal screening — quickly assess funding history, team size, and hiring velocity before a first call
• B2B sales prospecting — identify tech stack before outreach, tailor your pitch to their existing tools
• Recruiter research — gauge company growth signals and active hiring before reaching out to candidates
• Competitive intelligence — monitor competitors' hiring signals, tech choices, and recent press